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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Tandag, Philippines
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Tandag (RPMW / TDG)
TDG (IATA) · RPMW (ICAO)
The narrow-body reference code held at Tandag sets the frame for every uplift we board here, and our crews work inside it rather than around it. Aircraft cleared to that code take our tray sets by hi-loader to galley height, with inflight catering staged airside and in-flight catering handed over on a signed uplift, wide-body volume held to the same standard on the day it is needed.
1,452 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
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VIP at any volume
8 First covers or 400 passengers across three cabins, same execution
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24/7 order desk
Ad hoc, AOG and same-day uplift answered around the clock
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Multi-leg coordination
One loading sheet, every leg of your rotation
On the apron — Tandag
Commercial aviation catering at wide-body scale, Tandag airport
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at Tandag (TDG)
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at RPMW
The narrow-body reference code held at Tandag sets the loading sequence our crews follow from the sealed cart to the galley door, and ramp access is planned against it rather than around it. Each cart is logged before it crosses the apron, and the log travels with the load rather than behind it. That sequence is what a catering uplift at this station is actually measured against, cart by cart.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Tandag sit screening, escort and apron traffic, and we plan the catering uplift against the worst combination of the three rather than the average day. Chain of custody runs from the seal at the kitchen door to the signature at the aircraft, with one named handler responsible for the cart at every point in between. Galley catering only counts as delivered once that signature is on file, temperature logged at sealing and logged again at handover, so a delay shows up on the record before it shows up on the ramp.
One seal, one route, one signature: that is the whole loading window.
Pilot meals prepared for Tandag, Philippines rotations
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at Tandag airport
The flight kitchen that provisions Tandag runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to hold a cold chain from the first tray sealed to the last one boarded. Airport catering at RPMW is planned against the narrow-body reference code this field carries, which sets the mix of tray sets and meal boxes leaving the kitchen on any given rotation. That production runs to HACCP throughout, and airport catering in Philippines is written to that standard rather than to a lighter one for a smaller field.
The team that handles government flight catering at Tandag is the same named crew every rotation: security clearance on file, on the access list, and briefed on the paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift rather than reassigned rotation to rotation. That continuity is what a protocol officer checks first, before a single tray is discussed. Household and delegation work moves through the same cleared roster, so the desk answering a call about Tandag is the desk that already knows the file.
VIP flight catering menus for RPMW / TDG departures
VVIP catering written per mission at Tandag (TDG)
Menus at Tandag are written to the cabin and the mission first, and to the season only after that: a narrow-body rotation through the Philippines calls for a different tray set from a delegation movement, and the specification changes accordingly rather than staying fixed. Produce sourced within the country runs through in general terms, dairy, fish and orchard fruit worked into the cycle rather than named dish by dish. Inflight catering at Tandag is built from a standing library of tray sets rather than assembled fresh against the clock. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets are documented per passenger and per cabin, labelled before they leave the kitchen and matched to the manifest on load.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Tandag: VIP flight catering plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte service on request rather than a fixed set menu. The presentation is filed against the standing order, so a repeat rotation through RPMW is served to the same brief every time it flies.
Business cabins
Business cabins at TDG: multi-choice hot service in oven-ready tray sets, sized to the galley fitted to the narrow-body aircraft cleared here. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel in the same boxed run, sequenced to the roster rather than to the passenger count.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at Tandag, halal and kosher sets produced on a separate line and sealed before that line closes. The IATA special meal codes are worked from the same manifest, so inflight catering in Tandag carries a dietary set matched to the passenger who ordered it, not a generic substitute.
The three books
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Royal & Government Flights
Royal households · government · state operations
- Plated service · First to main cabin
- Protocol handling · security clearance
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Charter & Commercial
Charter · ACMI · group · scheduled · ad hoc
- 400 passengers · one uplift
- HACCP cold chain, logged to the galley door
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Private Jet
Business jet · VVIP charter · flight departments
- From 8 covers · plated forward
- Reheat sequence specified per dish
Compliance
Food safety records for aviation catering at Tandag, Philippines
HACCP
HACCP cold chain
Produced in our own certified kitchens, temperature logged end to end.
Clearance
Cleared personnel
Security-cleared staff, badged airside vehicles, escorted where the stand requires it.
Custody
Sealed chain of custody
Carts sealed at the kitchen, seals verified and handovers signed at the aircraft.
Allergens
Documented allergen sets
Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements documented per uplift and per passenger.
Flight catering airside delivery at TDG
Tandag carries narrow-body traffic against a single runway, which keeps the loading plan simple in aircraft type but strict in timing: one runway means one arrival sequence, and a catering uplift has to be ready inside the slot the sequence assigns it, not around it. A missed connection at the stand is a scheduling problem here before it is anything else.
Our crews bring the load from the kitchen by sealed cart, cleared through the ramp checkpoint on our own badges, and board it by hi-loader to galley height rather than leaving it at the foot of the aircraft. Airline catering in Tandag runs this way on every rotation, with in-flight catering in Philippines and aviation catering in Philippines dispatched off the same duty roster rather than a separate one for each carrier. Airport catering at RPMW is planned stand by stand, not city-wide, because the single stand is the actual constraint an ops desk has to work around.
One coordinator holds the file for the rotation, the carts are sealed before they leave the kitchen, and the handover is signed at the aircraft, with inflight catering at TDG committed to that sequence on every load regardless of who the operator is.
Charter flight catering and state missions at Tandag airport
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Government and state flight catering at RPMW
A narrow-body aircraft carrying a delegation boards here on the same reference code as any scheduled service, which is what lets a state visit move through Tandag without a special allowance. Government flight catering at RPMW covers state visits and official movements, protocol documented per passenger, security-cleared staff, and a head of state movement handled on the same sealed-cart sequence as every other uplift, never a lighter one.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at TDG
At a field holding a 1452 m longest runway, private airliners cleared to that length board here on the same terms as any narrow-body rotation. Royal flight catering at Tandag runs to a written household specification kept on file between movements, VVIP standards applied on every repeat rotation, with halal and other household requirements produced on request rather than assumed.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Tandag
A single runway leaves no room for a loading plan that drifts, so charter movements at Tandag are staged against a fixed slot rather than a flexible one. Charter flight catering at Tandag covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering at TDG delivering a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet before it leaves the kitchen.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at RPMW
Narrow-body is the reference code this field carries, and it sets what a carrier can plan around when Tandag sits on the route as an outstation rather than the base. Ad hoc airline catering, outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering at RPMW run off that same code, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation, with crew meals at TDG and crew meals in Philippines boxed to the roster rather than the passenger count.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at TDG
The reference code held at this field is narrow-body, which sets the aircraft that business aviation actually flies through Tandag rather than a wider category. Private jet catering in Tandag reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal through our dedicated private-jet branch, on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, FBO catering included.
Private jets →
Business aviation catering reviews at Tandag (TDG)
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Tandag, Philippines
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We arranged state visit aircraft catering at Tandag (TDG/RPMW) for a sensitive movement. The team understood the need for confidentiality and kept the order organized despite late passenger and dietary changes. A professional service for movements where discretion matters. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Martin — Client Services Manager
“For a VIP rotation through Tandag (TDG/RPMW), we used the team for private airliner catering. They followed our plating notes closely and made the final setup easy for the cabin crew. I would happily use them again on a VIP rotation. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Carmen — Crew Operations Coordinator
“For a high-volume passenger flight at Tandag (TDG/RPMW), we needed reliable umrah flight catering. Packaging was practical for the cabin and the uplift arrived in good order for departure. We would use the service again for a similar charter. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Marius — Turnaround Coordinator
Tandag (RPMW / TDG): airport catering data
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,452 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | RPMW |
Business jet catering questions at RPMW / TDG
Technical stop catering questions at RPMW / TDG
What operations gets asked every week about Tandag.
Ask operations directly →Which lead time does an order at TDG need, and how late can the specification still change?
The loader and the cart are booked against the confirmed arrival slot, so the lead time follows the schedule rather than a fixed number of hours; last minute airline catering can still be worked in against that slot when the change reaches the desk early enough to reseal the cart.
What halal, kosher and special meal codes does RPMW produce, and how are they documented?
We produce halal and kosher sets on a separate line from the main production run, and every SPML code ordered against the manifest is labelled per passenger before it leaves the kitchen.
Can Tandag handle VIP, VVIP and government flights under full protocol?
A single wide-body stand is not needed for this work, since the narrow-body reference code held here already covers VIP flight catering, government flight catering and household protocol on the same cleared roster used for every rotation.
Do you publish an airline catering cost for Tandag?
Yes, by quotation rather than a fixed list: cabin count, specification and the loading window at RPMW all move the figure, and the desk comes back with a number once those are known.
How does TDG deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal?
TDG routes FBO catering through our private-jet branch on the same sealed cart and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, delivered to the FBOs on the field and to the GA terminal directly.
With one runway governing every arrival, does RPMW deliver airline catering airside?
There is airside delivery on every rotation through RPMW, the cart cleared to the stand and boarded by hi-loader rather than left at the foot of the aircraft.
Outstation catering near Tandag
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Butuan
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Philippines · 107 km from Tandag
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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